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Tuesday, 2 June 2015

The latest Mermaid Amulet containing a stunning Turquoise gemstone with a beautiful black matrix running through it :) The whole piece is meant to resemble a piece of barnacle covered piece of coral, fit for a Mermaid on her wedding day !!

Saturday, 16 May 2015

Welcome to the Samantha Braund Jewellery Free Prize Giveaway Contest 2015. The Giveaway winner will receive both of these Boho Copper wirewrapped pendants, each uniquely sculpted containing a pinky - purple dyed Sea Sediment Jasper gemstone. The prize will be sent onto the winner FREE of charge via Royal mail tracking and signed for service (for peace of mind). The winner's name will be randomly selected on 11th July 2015 (so mark your calendars!) . The contest is open worldwide as long as there is a reliable postal service where you are situated

The reason behind the giveaway this year is to celebrate that the Samantha Braund Jewellery page is approaching 3000 likes on Facebook. It is also to celebrate the fact that 4 years ago was the first time I showed anyone in the general public my jewellery pieces for sale, before then they sat in boxes hidden away in drawers at home, and I would post the odd photo of them on Facebook and blogger for my friends to see :) We have come along way since then and it is nice to celebrate that!

3. SHARE this album
on your own Facebook page and set that post as viewable to the public . Click HERE for details on how to do this

4. SHARE this blog post on Twitter and you will get your name added to the pot again !
Click HERE for details on how to do this and where to post the link on FB for me to find

5.SHARE one of the images from the Giveaway Contest 2015 on Instagram and you will get your name added to the pot again! Click HERE for details on how to do this and where to post your link to it on FB for me to find

6. The contest will end on 11th July 2015 and the winners name will be pulled out at random and shown on video. You will get the opportunity to have your name added to the pot up to 3 times maximum

7. EXTRA RULE!! - If you purchase something from the shop before 11th July 2015 you will get your name added to the draw again and thereby get an extra chance at winning!! (This only occurred to me as one of the prize draw contenders bought something today and I thought it would be a nice gesture to add their name again :) )

**IMPORTANT INFO - How I will Find Your Name To Put In The Pot
I will be going round FB and adding your names to the draw by seeing who has shared the post for the Giveaway, which is why you have to set that post to" public" , and then I will look in the comments section to see links for where you've shared the post on Twitter and Instagram

This is what your post will look like on Facebook if done correctly :) You can either share one of the photos or the whole album

1. Share the photo or album to your page

2. Set post to Public (globe symbol)

3. Write something nice about the prizes or the Giveaway!

4. Link your Tweet about the Giveaway in the comments

5. Link your Instagram post about the Giveaway in the comments

Any questions you can message me or comment on Facebook. Good Luck everyone!!!

You have a chance to get your name added to the pot again by posting about the Giveaway on you Instagram account. Once you have done this you will need to leave a link to it on FB for me to find. Here's how to do it
1.Use your smartphone to click on one of the Facebook photos about the Giveaway contest 2015 and save the image to your phone device. Then upload to Instagram the usual way you do using the Instagram app on your phone. Mention to go to Samantha Braund Jewellery Facebook page in the description for the image too

There are 2 methods of generating the URL for your instagram post for the image. Via your computer or via your smartphone

2. Click the image that you have uploaded about the Giveaway contest 2015 and copy the URL for this image from the browser (see below). Then go to your FB post about the Giveaway and paste it into the comments :)

You have a chance to get your name added to the pot again by Tweeting about the Giveaway. Then you need to link your Tweet on FB for me to find to count you in. Here's how to do it!!

1. Share the blog post detailing the Giveaway Contest (2015) to your Twitter account. Do this by scrolling to the bottom of the blog post and clicking the twitter symbol as shown below

2. Now go to your Twitter account and click the 3 dots symbol on your tweet about the contest. This will lead to a drop down menu. Click the "Copy Link To Tweet" button, as shown below

3. This will generate a URL link for you to copy ( see below), then go to your Facebook post about the Giveaway, and Paste the URL in the comments. I will see it there and add your name again to the pot for the Giveaway

4. This is what it should look like on your Facebook page (see the number 4 circled in red, below)

Friday, 27 March 2015

Finally after about a year of rehab and recovery following a torn shoulder tendon, I have been able to wire sculpt again!!

This piece is a Mermaid Amulet called the "Eye Of Poseidon" honouring the all powerful God of the Oceans and Tempests, which seemed particularly fitting as this piece is a veritable maelstrom of crashing waves and turbulent waters, woven loosely into my interpretation of his eye

I feel this piece fits in nicely with the rest of the pieces in the Mermaid Amulet collection - there have always been stand alone pieces such as Ariel's Voice, and Cascade but all in all I think this is one of my favourites. I won't lie it was tricky to make, as I had to take a slowly slowly approach to making it, rather than my usual 16 hour straight approach lol - but I feel she was worth it in the end :)

Ariel's Voice II

Cascade Mermaid Amulet

There are a few Mermaid Amulets still available in the shop at present including these two personal favourites of mine....anyway follow the link HERE to see them all

I do love photographing my work against natural textures such as river rocks, pebbles, wood and stone - it adds to the organic nature of the work. I hope my shoulder continues to behave from now on and allows me to create this kind of work again soon :) Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of the photos

Wednesday, 18 March 2015

It has been a long time since I have been able to do any wire sculpting, due to a Rotator Cuff tear of my shoulder...so you cannot imagine the joy I felt today in creating this little nugget of swirls lol. It is the humble beginnings of a Mermaid Amulet :) So far the shoulder hasn't reacted badly to doing this, but we'll see...if all goes well then wire work can be officially part of my rehab too (yay)
Thanks for looking ...

Thursday, 5 March 2015

I have been pretty busy lately dealing with a flare up of my shoulder problem - which was so annoying. However it freed me up to do quite a bit of research into moulding and casting ideas for sculptures I intend to make. I also finally got round to creating a website/blog specifically for my Art shop. I have created an Etsy shop for it too, and left it in holiday mode as I am still in an experimental work phase.

The website can be found HERE , and even though I only have a few tester posts on there, it's really starting to take shape. Do have a look and let me know what you think - it's clean and bright, as opposed to artsy which I am not totally sure about, and can always add a custom picture header, or fashion a border of some kind, but I did want the work to be what stands out, so we'll see.

Outside of that I have been rehabbing (of course) and made a "Dreamer" themed illustration this week, which I love. I bought these permamnet ink pens with different nib thicknesses and it's made all the difference to my doodling efforts :) I will be resuming work on my shipwrecked Pirate treasure chests, and once I am sure my shoulder has calmed down, I will try to introduce some jewellery making again...which can't happen soon enough for me lol